LOI Talk, Rumours, Gossip, Transfers etc 2018

White Horse

10green bottles wrote: »

I didn't see any pen call for Sligo throughout the game.

Gartland tackle on Cretaro in one of Sligos rare forays into the Dundalk penalty area. Looked a good tackle and I was standing 25 yards away.

joeysoap

From the rte report

Rovers' frustration with Connolly continued moments later when it looked like Cretaro was tripped by Gartland inside the Dundalk box, the referee waving play on much to the annoyance of the home support

From the 42 report

The Bit o’Red were adamant they should have had a penalty minutes later when Raff Cretaro appeared to be taken down by Brian Gartland in the box, but referee Ben Connolly was not convinced.

I got it from these reports, wasn't at the match so happy to stand corrected.

White Horse

joeysoap wrote: »

From the rte report

Rovers' frustration with Connolly continued moments later when it looked like Cretaro was tripped by Gartland inside the Dundalk box, the referee waving play on much to the annoyance of the home support

From the 42 report

The Bit o’Red were adamant they should have had a penalty minutes later when Raff Cretaro appeared to be taken down by Brian Gartland in the box, but referee Ben Connolly was not convinced.

I got it from these reports, wasn't at the match so happy to stand corrected.

I could be wrong, but I was a lot closer to it that than those in the press box. The TV camera were on my side of the ground so we will know on Monday night.

SEANoftheDEAD

Ah it's good to have the league back up and running.
I'm still buzzing after Friday's game in Tallaght.

I honestly do not know how football "fans" can choose to stay indoors to watch a game on TV instead of getting out and experiencing the real thing. Doesn't matter if you're standing in a crowd of 200 or sitting in a 60,000 stadium, the feeling is the same and it's all the little details that make it... From the walk to the ground with the floodlights lit up with the hazy rain reflected in the light to the smell of the grass floating into the stands. Can't beat it.

irish_goat

After not handing back ticket stubs in Maginn Park, the club have announced free admission to the rearranged Derry v Limerick match on Tuesday 21st March. I'm guessing they're banking on not many fans making the journey on a Tuesday afternoon...

Ragnar Lothbrok

I'd be very worried if I was a Galway fan. They were possibly the better side in the first half, and were unlucky to go in 1-0 down. They were fine again until City scored the second goal. Galway's heads just dropped immediately and they seemed to lose all fight and spirit.

The same seemed to happen in the second half of their game at home to Drogs last week too - a very good first half which could have seen them two or three up, followed by a very poor second half.

In fairness, City were very good in the second half, but the way Galway just collapsed certainly helped us.

CHealy

Ragnar Lothbrok wrote: »

I'd be very worried if I was a Galway fan. They were possibly the better side in the first half, and were unlucky to go in 1-0 down. They were fine again until City scored the second goal. Galway's heads just dropped immediately and they seemed to lose all fight and spirit.

The same seemed to happen in the second half of their game at home to Drogs last week too - a very good first half which could have seen them two or three up, followed by a very poor second half.

In fairness, City were very good in the second half, but the way Galway just collapsed certainly helped us.

I think they collapsed after the first goal. They were probably the better team the first 20 minutes but after the goal City coasted to a big victory. Keohane and McCormack are great signings from what Iv seen so far, we look alot stronger this year. Great to see Ellis get his goal aswell after a great setup from Campion, big hopes for that guy.

The_Kew_Tour

CHealy wrote: »

we look alot stronger this year.

Its very early to say, but going by the first 2 games we do look stronger all round, especially around Midfield. Just look lot more like a team, but still too early to really judge, need see 3 or 4 more games yet.

dundalkfc10

CHealy wrote: »

I think they collapsed after the first goal. They were probably the better team the first 20 minutes but after the goal City coasted to a big victory. Keohane and McCormack are great signings from what Iv seen so far, we look alot stronger this year. Great to see Ellis get his goal aswell after a great setup from Campion, big hopes for that guy.

Yeh i can see you getting within 5 points of us this season

CHealy

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

Yeh i can see you getting within 5 points of us this season

Alright dundalkfc10 kiiiiid, havnt heard from you in a while, you still trying to force that non existent rivalry even though for the last three years 99% of all City fans would freely admit Dundalk were the better team???

ShamoBuc

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

Yeh i can see you getting within 5 points of us this season

True, I'd gladly take winning the league by 5 pts with ye in second place.

doncarlos

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Its very early to say, but going by the first 2 games we do look stronger all round, especially around Midfield. Just look lot more like a team, but still too early to really judge, need see 3 or 4 more games yet.

I think Dundalk have a far better squad but weaker first eleven. Cork won't have a better chance to win the league than this year.
If Dundalk don't win this year, we'll be even stronger next year after the new guys get up to a decent fitness level and we add another couple of bodies.

topmanamillion

doncarlos wrote: »

I think Dundalk have a far better squad but weaker first eleven. Cork won't have a better chance to win the league than this year.
If Dundalk don't win this year, we'll be even stronger next year after the new guys get up to a decent fitness level and we add another couple of bodies.

Dundalk could do with a decent goalkeeper. Very surprised they didn't move for someone like Shane Supple.

purple hands

Nothing official yet, but the 42 have a story saying former Limerick defender Paudie O'Connor has signed for Leeds United

Anyone know much about him? Only 19 so one for the future I assume

D14Rugby

purple hands wrote: »

Nothing official yet, but the 42 have a story saying former Limerick defender Paudie O'Connor has signed for Leeds United

Anyone know much about him? Only 19 so one for the future I assume

Good defender. Not quite championship standard yet but maybe in 2/3 years. Will earn Limerick a fair bit of compensation

The_Kew_Tour

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

Yeh i can see you getting within 5 points of us this season

Winning 2 games in Europe last season really got to yer head.

Yer best team in Country last 3 years, but yer not some sort of super power

White Horse

doncarlos wrote: »

I think Dundalk have a far better squad but weaker first eleven. Cork won't have a better chance to win the league than this year.
If Dundalk don't win this year, we'll be even stronger next year after the new guys get up to a decent fitness level and we add another couple of bodies.

It's early days yet. Both teams have a fair few new players.

At the moment, it looks like both teams have made good signings.

I can see Cork and Dundalk competing for the title all the way to the last game. I'm not sure about Shamrock Rovers. I think it will take them another season to get to the level of the top two.

joeysoap

doncarlos wrote: »

............Cork won't have a better chance to win the league than this year.

City do appear stronger this year so who knows?
Rovers aren't there yet but will be thereabouts throughout the season. Serious money spent by Rovers to make the breakthrough, but they do have the support and sponsorship to back it up. Hopefully a cracking season in store for all of us. Drogs and Bray have made great starts.

6 of Dundalk's new signings played at some stage last Saturday night.

A_Sober_Paddy

D14Rugby wrote: »

Good defender. Not quite championship standard yet but maybe in 2/3 years. Will earn Limerick a fair bit of compensation

He'll be back in LOI in a few years strikes me of another Stephan folan has notions of his ability but even in the first division last year looked proper ropey

howiya

topmanamillion wrote: »

Dundalk could do with a decent goalkeeper. Very surprised they didn't move for someone like Shane Supple.

Would Dundalk let him play GAA? According to an interview on the42.ie it was one of the reasons he re-signed for Bohs.

http://www.the42.ie/shane-supple-bohemians-ipswich-dublin-3098525-Nov2016/

doncarlos

topmanamillion wrote: »

Dundalk could do with a decent goalkeeper. Very surprised they didn't move for someone like Shane Supple.

We did apparently. He only wants part time football apparently.

Would have liked us to try and get Doherty from Derry. Fantastic player. Him along with Christy Fagan would have had us in an excellent position. I think Pats breaking the bank to keep Fagan has backfired. His wages spread among a few young hungry lads would have been a better option although very hard to fault them going all out to keep one of the top two strikers in the league at the club.

White Horse

doncarlos wrote: »

We did apparently. He only wants part time football apparently.

Would have liked us to try and get Doherty from Derry. Fantastic player. Him along with Christy Fagan would have had us in an excellent position. I think Pats breaking the bank to keep Fagan has backfired. His wages spread among a few young hungry lads would have been a better option although very hard to fault them going all out to keep one of the top two strikers in the league at the club.

I don't think Fagan wants to put in the work he would need to at Dundalk.

I watched him saunter around United Park on Friday and part time football appears to be what he now likes.

DvB

joeysoap wrote: »

Serious money spent by Rovers to make the breakthrough,

Just because you keep saying this doesn't mean its true...

Serious money was spent on the Roadstone development, the squad budget is the exact same as last year. Don't forget we released a huge amount of players towards the end of last season & had the majority of the u19's in the squad.

Alot of the squad this year is made up of those u19 lads again BTW. Its not like the playing budget was doubled, far from it.

Pat D. Almighty

doncarlos wrote: »

We did apparently. He only wants part time football apparently.

Would have liked us to try and get Doherty from Derry. Fantastic player. Him along with Christy Fagan would have had us in an excellent position. I think Pats breaking the bank to keep Fagan has backfired. His wages spread among a few young hungry lads would have been a better option although very hard to fault them going all out to keep one of the top two strikers in the league at the club.

He day dreams too much. I wouldn't take him.

joeysoap

DvB wrote: »

Just because you keep saying this doesn't mean its true...

€2,000 a week x 156 weeks is serious money even for a player as gifted as Ronan Finn. As I posted, Rovers have the sponsorship and fan base to support this.

D14Rugby

joeysoap wrote: »

€2,000 a week x 156 weeks is serious money even for a player as gifted as Ronan Finn. As I posted, Rovers have the sponsorship and fan base to support this.

and you know Finn's wages how?

White Horse

D14Rugby wrote: »

and you know Finn's wages how?

His payslip fell out of his pocket when he was sitting on the bench at Oriel.

joeysoap

Chinese whispers or ........?

New car ?

Wife got a job at Rovers?

3 year contract with time off pursue his career after football?

And if the rest is to believed €2,000 a week.

Dundalk did not want Ronan Finn to go, Darren Meenan ok, Michael O!Connor ok, but not Finn.

Certainly everybody in Dundalk believes he's on something of that order.

Maybe someone at Rovers can give us a more accurate account?

joeysoap

And now for something completely different

Boyle starting tonight

Towell and Horgan on the bench

hufpc8w3adnk65

joeysoap wrote: »

And now for something completely different

Boyle starting tonight

Towell and Horgan on the bench

Horgan came on.

CantGetNoSleep

MrMac84 wrote: »

Horgan came on. Towell isn't in the squad. These alternative facts need to stop

He is according to livescore

topmanamillion

MrMac84 wrote: »

Horgan came on. Towell isn't in the squad. These alternative facts need to stop

In fairness:

https://twitter.com/OfficialBHAFC/status/839186380978794497

hufpc8w3adnk65

Nothing to see here... be hard for Towell to be on the bench when I check the Preston bench not the Brighton one.

joeysoap

And Towell came on

CrowdedHouse

Feckin' yesterdays men ....grumble.....grumble...

Ferris_Bueller

How does Richie Towells future look? I thought he would get more of a look in by now. He has been unlucky with injuries and also unlucky that Brighton have been performing so well and has found it difficult to break into the team. Does he stay with them for another year? Move to a lower team in England? Could a move back to the league of Ireland be on the cards?

Regarding the Rovers wage bill, it would be hard to believe that it is the same as last year. They've made a lot of big signings. Maybe we don't realise how much some of their squad was on last season.

johnnyryan89

He'd be better off staying in England, a loan to a team like Preston could do wonders for him. They are ninth in the league and don't think they'll make the play offs while Brighton are more than likely going to be playing in the Premier League next year. Preston could be more his level and have a few Irish lads playing with them including two former team mates.

topmanamillion

Ferris_Bueller wrote: »

How does Richie Towells future look? I thought he would get more of a look in by now. He has been unlucky with injuries and also unlucky that Brighton have been performing so well and has found it difficult to break into the team. Does he stay with them for another year? Move to a lower team in England? Could a move back to the league of Ireland be on the cards?

Regarding the Rovers wage bill, it would be hard to believe that it is the same as last year. They've made a lot of big signings. Maybe we don't realise how much some of their squad was on last season.

I think he`ll have to leave if they get promoted. In that scenario Hughton will have bags of money to spend and be looking to move on some of the current first teamers, never mind bit part squad players like Towell.
He`s definitely Championship quality so any mid table side there where he could establish himself would be a good move.

joeysoap

Chicken and egg question

Which was arranged first

The 6 nations match where Ireland take on Wales

Or

Friday nights round of matches

Just curious

johnnyryan89

joeysoap wrote: »

Chicken and egg question

Which was arranged first

The 6 nations match where Ireland take on Wales

Or

Friday nights round of matches

Just curious

Six Nations fixtures have been known since 2015, the exact time and date of this match would have been well known before the loi fixtures came out.

peteeeed

joeysoap wrote: »

Chicken and egg question

Which was arranged first

The 6 nations match where Ireland take on Wales

Or

Friday nights round of matches

Just curious

yeah as a bray fan going to bohs on friday night , why is it not on saturday ??

gimmick

You cannot postpone/rearrange games because of some friendly in some other sport.

peteeeed

robbie keane training with rovers

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2017/0308/858005-robbie-keane-training-with-shamrock-rovers/

CantGetNoSleep

peteeeed wrote: »

robbie keane training with rovers

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2017/0308/858005-robbie-keane-training-with-shamrock-rovers/

Boyhood team

peteeeed

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

Boyhood team

yep along with wolves , coventry , inter milan, leeds , spurs , liverpool , celtic ,west ham, Aston villa & la galaxy

srfc d16

Ferris_Bueller wrote: »

Regarding the Rovers wage bill, it would be hard to believe that it is the same as last year. They've made a lot of big signings. Maybe we don't realise how much some of their squad was on last season.

Why would it be hard to believe? Who do you do you think is on big wages. Just compare some the squad from last year to this year and they look relatively similar to me.


Players that were in the 1st team squad from last season that are not this season
Murphy, Hyland, Cornwall, G Brennan, K Brennan, Cregg, McCabe, Blanchard, North, O'Connor, Drennan, McPhail, Clarke, McCaffrey, D Kavanagh, C Kavanagh, Osam, Purdy

Captain Havoc

peteeeed wrote: »

robbie keane training with rovers

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2017/0308/858005-robbie-keane-training-with-shamrock-rovers/

Probably just while he's visiting mammy.

Ferris_Bueller

srfc d16 wrote: »

Why would it be hard to believe? Who do you do you think is on big wages. Just compare some the squad from last year to this year and they look relatively similar to me.


Players that were in the 1st team squad from last season that are not this season
Murphy, Hyland, Cornwall, G Brennan, K Brennan, Cregg, McCabe, Blanchard, North, O'Connor, Drennan, McPhail, Clarke, McCaffrey, D Kavanagh, C Kavanagh, Osam, Purdy

Would have thought Finn, Lopes, Burke, Corry, McAllister, Chencinski, Connolly, Meenan O'Connor would all be on decent wages. Basing this on nothing other than all of them surely having other offers on the table.

A lot of those you listed would have probably been on decent wages last season in fairness. Forgot how much dead weight was actually in Rovers squad from last season!

OldMrBrennan83

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Zebra3

gimmick wrote: »

You cannot postpone/rearrange games because of some friendly in some other sport.

Friendly? It's the egg chasers European Championships!!!!!!! :pac: